Frequently Asked Questions

The Namma Smaraka program, an initiative by the Government of Karnataka, is committed to conserving and showcasing the state’s diverse cultural heritage and historic landmarks. It aims to involve individuals, organizations, and corporations in safeguarding and enriching Karnataka’s historical gems, with the overarching goal of elevating the state into a premier tourism destination

• Conserve, Preserve and protect the Heritage Monuments of Karnataka.
• Develop basic tourism infrastructure in and around Heritage Monuments of Karnataka.
• Develop facilities and amenities to improve the tourist experience at Heritage Monument sites.
• Promote cultural and heritage values of the State and develop avenues to create awareness about the Heritage Monuments sites in the State.
• Develop and promote sustainable tourism infrastructure and ensure proper Operations and Maintenance therein.
• Generate employment opportunities and support livelihoods of local communities around the Heritage Monument sites

Please log in to the Website www.nammasmaraka.in and go to Submit Expression of Interest and Fill up the details.

Basic Amenities

• Toilets
• Drinking Water
• Ease of Access / Barrier Free Movement / Accesibility / differently abled friendly toilets, ramps, Wheelchair facility, braille signages, monument models
• Cleanliness of the Monument
• Baby care rooms
• Benches
• Dustbins
• Cloakroom
• Wi-Fi

Advanced Amenities

• Snack Counter (Ready to Eat Snacks & Drinks)
• Facilitation of night visits to Heritage Monuments under adaptive use within permissible guidelines of the nodal department (ASI, State Government etc. heritage byelaws)
• Advanced surveillance Systems
• Tourist Facilitation cum Interpretation Centre (Tourist Multi-Purpose Centre) with facilities like museum, souvenir shops promoting local art and craftsmanship, cloakroom, toilet, drinking water, money exchange etc.
• Technology based interpretation techniques (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, etc.)
• Digital Interactive Kiosk, Digital (LED) screening
• Sound & Light Show
• Battery-operated vehicles / Golf Carts
• Advanced tourist flow management system linked with carrying capacity of the Monument

Heritage Monuments Buildings Conservation are based on the findings of the existing situation analysis/ need gap analysis

The following shall be kept in mind when approaching heritage conservation works at the Monument site:

• Encourage indigenous practices to conserve the necessary heritage buildings
• For buildings and sites protected by ASI, DAMH and other government or non-government agencies, only the official and legal instruments of conservation and internationally accepted principles should be adopted
• All the permissions depending on the Grade Level of the concerned heritage structure should be carefully studies and obtained from the right authorities
• Model Building Bye-laws specific to Heritage Buildings, Heritage Precincts and Natural feature areas, should be followed and necessary permissions shall be sought from the applicable authority
• Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act and any other relevant acts, rules, guidelines or notifications shall be studied and all relevant clauses shall be highlighted to the Nodal Department(s) so that necessary permissions can be obtained for any of the proposed works

For the overall management and operationalization of the scheme, a management structure has been provided in the form of committees. The responsibilities of the committees include selection and shortlisting of Adopters, provide approval to their proposals, monitor the project process at regular intervals and to ensure corrections in implementation. The management structure would consist of the following committees

• Principal Secretary Tourism / Secretary Tourism, Government of Karnataka
  Chairperson
• Commissioner, Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage
  Convener
• Director, Department of Tourism
  Member
• Managing Director, Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation Limited
  Member
• Managing Director, Jungle Lodges and Resorts Limited
  Member
• Chief Engineer, Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited
  Member
• At least 2 Experts in Culture / Heritage / Archaeology / CSR who are recommended by DAMH
  Member
• Representatives from other Departments / Experts who can be co-opted as and when required for co-ordination
  Member
• The Project Management Unit (PMU) appointed by Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage will support the Empowered Committee for Monument Adoption
  Monument Committee
• Deputy Commissioner (of the concerned District)
  Chairperson
• Commissioner, Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage
  Vice-Chairperson
• Deputy Director / Assistant Director, Department of Tourism (of the concerned District) as applicable
  Member
• Deputy Director / Assistant Director, Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage (of the concerned District/Zone) as applicable
  Convener
• Executive Engineer, Public Works Department (of the concerned District) as applicable
  Member
• Archaeological Conservation Engineer, Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage (of the concerned District/Zone) as applicable
  Member
• Representative of Karnataka Tourism Infrastructure Limited
  Member
• Representative of the Adopter
  Member
• Representatives from other Departments / Experts who can be co-opted as and when required for coordination
  Member

Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage (DAMH) shall act as the implementation agency for “Adopt a Monument” scheme. The Project Management Unit (PMU) appointed by the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage will support DAMH in implementation of the Scheme.

Culkey Foundation has been appointed as the Project Management Unit for more details visit www.culkey.org

The Consulting team appointed by the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage shall be called the Project Management Unit (PMU). The PMU shall provide support to DAMH and the Empowered Committee for Monument Adoption. The services of PMU of Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka may be utilized through mobilization of resources required for implementation support of the Scheme.

• Assist Empowered Committee for Monument Adoption in undertaking their roles and responsibilities
• Assist DAMH in the process of shortlisting of Expression of Interest and evaluation of the bids for revamp and maintenance from the Smaraka Mitras.
• Coordination with the Smaraka Mitras for vision presentations and final preparation of the bid for revamp and maintenance document.
• Assist DAMH in project implementation, periodic reporting of implementation status and mid-course corrections if any and provide feedback in a periodic manner.
• Assist DAMH in project execution, identifying stakeholders, reviewing & providing feedback on progress reports.
• After completion, compilation, and analysis of survey data of tourist experience and feedback and service level achievement details as provided by the Smaraka Mitras.

• Look up the Website
• Submit Expression of Interest – on Namma Smaraka Portal
• Letter of Intent issued by DAMH
• Need Gap Analysis Report / Existing Situation Analysis by PMU / DAMH to be given to Adopter
• Vision Development in Consultation with Adopter
• Operations and Maintenance Plan
• Evaluation of Bid
• MoU
• Detailed Project Report
• Project Monitoring
• Grievance Redressal
• Financial Plan